New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
DINING AMID TREES AND GRASS
HOUSES OF REFRESHMENT IN TIE PARK.
BY WHOM THEY ARE PATRONIlED AND WHAT The
PATRONS FIND 10 EAT THERE

PATRONS FIND 10 EAT THERE.
The restaurants in Central Park are not the lea'f
attractions OF the city's big playground The casino
and MI ST. Vincent arc wen known TO those who
i,,. ., eniov good cheer amid surroundings which
have a tin-c Of rural beauty. The sites o. these TWO
houses Of rcfrcshuent have been admrinly chosels
the Casino on the lrafy hin that ovcrioohs inc MAJ
and the lawn beyond; NJ. st Vincent In the hor'n
east corner % tho PARK. just above the turn WHIT
~, L1cbt sprin- afternoons the endless line of gay
cquipagcs and glossy coated horses sweeps do"h l"
tho boulevard Mr. McCann, who manages Tie Ia'"f
bou.e contains somewhat OF the percentage "h'h
the PARK Commissioners levy uIon the prohts OF MS
business In leu Of rent yet he does not complain 'oo
loudly for n dinner At Mt. -. vincent has chaThl'
and in the early summer, when the days are iohE
and the fragrance Of syrincas ana honeysucio oo's
In through tho open windows, the dncr l. tempted
90 lct tho endowment OF tho palate keep pace with
IA, en- oy mcnt VI the other senses; AMI In THIS weak
moss Of human nature MIR McCann finds his account
II f. not ONLY the diner, however, to whose tastes
he has 10 cater. The fact i-,' said he we open
~ : III and close two hours after midnight We
must oucn at that abnormal hour for We have an
e,Iy breakfast class Of customers, who ride on hoss-
hack in tho Park 70, early d O'Clock. Later Oh
after II O'Clock tho miscellaneous
business Ladies como In their carriages win thc'r
nur-cs and children. and have Hight luncheS-lee-
cream fruit cake milk, sand" i'hc', ana 30 on Ihoh
I'm the evening we have dining classes. Here Is
cary. am surprised he is not with his inseiaFa0lo
friend Mr.. CrimminN-
"IIalpy to sec you Mr.. Cary. Can % any thlhG
for your ,.
81 want to use your telephone to ask Tom Crlmmln9
10 dine with me here
certainly Go right up to the oflcc and use 1t as
II lt was your own"
The young man went To lhe "'l'o"' anu wa
Mccain continued; III,
"Uo l. one of numerous banh who hohor Us WIN
tbclr patronage. T. Berry Wall, Freddy 'cphaiu'
vounc Wheeler, Kol.hat, Potter Butler ana huihI'u
others who shine - the choicest CnamehtS oil Society!
dino hero frequently, aud come here III winter I'd
aI.,ohI,, tl,,c for supper 1ho theatrical mon often
do tho Same thing. Mr. French often has theatricai
dinner and SUPPER parties; 80 does Nat GoouWlh of
ten rooms upstairs arc often we'll occupied Ihcp
va have a very different class Of Customers INC
iudscs and great lawyers AMI great mercAaTs'
Many NJ these aro Obliged to be In town at the chd
of the summer while their families remain away uhtl
rho end Of october, and they take their bGclhia7u'
and dinners here Judges Lawrence, Barrett, Beach'
Dusro TulaX and several others hohor Us III uii7
way 50 do Mr.. Jarlay, John f. Piummcr' Mt Daii-
ing MI Tent Frank Work and other driving men
uAo Colonel Kip, Mr. MOTIFS MI h"ioe'Ai 'ii
Wormser and Mr.. llillyer
Its "a neutral ground, ana everybody mccs h'Ie
was the manager closing remark
Al the Casino the veteran william ii. kad'Oiu IL
IA. Roniface Tho Casino Is regular restaurant
le,s doing q large business lii caAcs' Ice cream anu
.ondu-chcs Mr. Mccain catches in his net the ma
t,rtv ~ those who conc the Park IN carriages o.
an horseback: but Mr.. Iadford gets almost all tho
PEDESTRIAN customers. Each house Is 50 well sup
uorted a, To show conclusive ely that there Is room Tor
both. The cooking OF the Casino may be considered
rs thoroughly American
Il price myself upon my planked shad'' said Mr..
Radlord to u TRIBUNE reporter. III tel you no"
Il l. cooked have L board ABOUT thirty Inches
long by fifteen wid, and the sbad b, males" TO this
with alyanizcd nais. In the suDhltchen, which
haVe had constructed below tho Onef one, there ao
two Crates about Two feet from the ground These
AR, led with charcoal made from hickory Inc
IIankcd shad fixed uiOn "a st1Hd ABOUT fourteen
Inches from the and slowly tOasts Itself into
condition Of perfect ripcncss Tor INC palatc, 1900
That sounds gOOl. Dul u'eS ts"' Pi"iNiAs S1'"i"
get rid Of the bones ;" 40 ,, ,. ,o,.
~" M - sad Mr. Radford with a laugh; we haven't
found any way Of getting rid OF them yot." . ~
"How's business upon the WhOie, MI. i".u,oiu 49,
"Xery good indeed. There Is run upon the
f,,sino for dinners SATURDAYS ana sundays lt
navs wen generally in the summer time, but dunh.
~ winter hardly take in enough To pay the cost
az keeping the kitchen gong. mo slcshlhs PtItics
Hau come 10 the Casino for the ascent Is awkward
a. carriages at the best OF times. But III the SUM-
,oer things are booming. have at TINS minute nty
,rvn TABLES all fled aud on saturdays ahd sundays
wv, omt from twenty-five to hity more Ana When
pu. ttaSes arc able to drive up Fnthlve. again OK
INC stas sbal catch a lot OF breakfast customers.
Fadies int now have taken great fancy for RAN!
10 Tho outside of the stages, and they VIII come out
on dv 10 nhac tho delicious fragrance OF the Park IN
I've n orulng and VIII set breakfast here, nave 10
And what Will you give them for breakfast y
"pnnkcd shadp replied Mr.. Radford with the air
n, man who has found a cure for al human Ills ana
The true source Of all happiness.